THE WARDED MAN Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Getting a Film Adaptation

Fans of Peter V. Brett's Demon Cycle series, rejoice: Variety reports that The Warded Man, the first novel in the series, is getting a film adaptation. Here's the synopsis from Amazon:

As darkness falls after sunset, the corelings rise—demons who possess supernatural powers and burn with a consuming hatred of humanity. For hundreds of years the demons have terrorized the night, slowly culling the human herd that shelters behind magical wards—symbols of power whose origins are lost in myth and whose protection is terrifyingly fragile. It was not always this way. Once, men and women battled the corelings on equal terms, but those days are gone. Night by night the demons grow stronger, while human numbers dwindle under their relentless assault. Now, with hope for the future fading, three young survivors of vicious demon attacks will dare the impossible, stepping beyond the crumbling safety of the wards to risk everything in a desperate quest to regain the secrets of the past. Together, they will stand against the night.

The premise sounds like it could make for a kind of cool movie, but there's also the potential for this to easily turn into a cheap-looking YA-style film if it isn't handled properly. Brett himself is writing the screenplay, though no director has been attached at this stage.

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Fan art courtesy of a fan named Dominik on Brett's official website